We're going to need a bigger coffee table... Books for gift-giving have plenty of heft

1:36 PM,
Nov. 30, 2012

Written by

Anne Bendheim
| @AnneBendheim

Why do so many people buy coffee tables in January? So they'll have a place to display the large-format, beautifully photographed and often barbell-heavy book they received for Hanukkah or Christmas or just because someone loves them.

The holidays are when the book publishers pull out all the stops on coffee-table books. Those wise people of print understand that making a present of a book allows givers to show receivers just how much they know about them. In fact, in virtually every bookstore - online or downtown - gift seekers will be able to find glossy, beautiful bound statements on any ...